1.This document assumes that the configuration file (VMX) and virtual hard drives (VMDK) have already been copied to the Windows machine you are running VMware Player from

2.Note the original IP address of the server

3.Copy all files from your backup to the Windows machine with VMware Player installed

4.Edit VMX file using Notepad (server.VMX)

a.Add these lines:

i.ethernet0.vnet=”VMnet0”

ii.ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset=”0”

b.Remove this line:

i.ethernet0.networkName=”xxxx”

1.Where xxxx is the network name from your ESX server

5.Start VMware Player and click on Open.

6.Locate the configuration file you edited above and open it.

7.If your virtual hard drives are in a different directory then the configuration file then you will get an error message saying it cannot file the files. VMware Player will give you the option to locate the files and open them.

8.Server should power on after that, though you will get a couple of error messages as it tries to mount hardware (cdrom, etc). Continue through this.

9.Log into the machine and verify IP address was retained.

Notes:

•Since the NIC has changed, WinXP VM’s may want to reregister with Microsoft.

•Any license software that uses the MAC address or NIC for security purposes may no longer work as this will have change.